An email today celebrates the three-year anniversary for Awaken Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in the Hampton Roads area of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va. Pastor Michael Pumphrey shares the story of the church, which began when he and his wife, Connie, and their family moved to the area to specifically begin a new church. […]
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The upheaval in the Central African Republic (CAR), home to several ministries with Grace Brethren connections, continues to make life interesting for those on the ground. Jim Hocking, founder and executive director of ICDI (Integrated Community Development International), reports that things are not calm, as evidenced by this report on the GlobalPost site. It reports
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Reverend Marvin L. Goodman, Jr. formerly of Winona Lake, Ind., died at 5:21 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at his daughter’s residence in Camp Verde, Arizona at the age of 91. He was born on October 22, 1921 in Modesto, Calif., to Marvin L. Goodman, Sr. and Susan R. (Minnix) Goodman. While attending Grace
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Gladys Deloe, founder and president of grace in ACTION usa, has announced that the non-profit ministry, founded in 2005 with the vision of bridging the church to the community ~ through education and economic development, has completed the legal dissolution process, and made arrangements to “pass the GiA torch” to FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta,
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Scott Carlson didn’t plan to start a church when he moved to Southern Maryland. In fact, he’d just arrived from the Midwest to work at an existing ministry when he suddenly found himself without a job. [quote align=”left” color=”#999999″] Pray for Redeemer Bible Fellowship in Lusby, Md. Pray that Pastor Scott Carlson and his congregation would be
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Much of the emphasis in the spiritual formation movement focuses on personal disciplines such as prayer, Bible study, solitude, and silence. While these are good activities to engage in, an overemphasis on individual activities may result in a devaluing of the role of community in spiritual growth. My experience of spiritual community was started in
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Michael Saldivar has been called by by a unanimous vote to pastor the Pataskala, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. He will start July 7. For the last 11 years, he has been on staff at LaLoma Grace Brethren Church in Modesto, Calif. (Joel Richards, pastor), where he has served as pastor of youth and worship. Fenton McDonald,
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Spring is not even a month old, but the folks at Centerville Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Centerville, Ohio, are beginning to think about summer and their plans to take the gospel to the children of their community. “We were doing VBS (vacation Bible school) at the church just one week in the
Participate in a worship service at the Grace Brethren Church in Toppenish, Wash. (Greg Stamm, pastor), and soon you’ll be drawn in by the musical dexterity of Bob Ferguson. But it’s not for him, says the long-time instrumental teacher, who is part of the church’s worship team. “I can’t tell you how that actually works,”
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It started as part of the seniors’ ministry. A few weeks ago, the Health Fair at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio, opens its doors to the public. A story in today’s Wooster Daily Record tells the story. A portion appears below. Click here to read the complete story. WOOSTER’S GRACE BRETHREN HEALTH FAIR HIGHLIGHTS
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